'Ledum palustre' definitions:
Definition of 'Ledum palustre'
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noun
Bog shrub of northern and central Europe and eastern Siberia to Korea and Japan [syn: wild rosemary, marsh tea, Ledum palustre]
Definition of 'Ledum palustre'
From: GCIDE
- Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n. A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of Newfoundland. [1913 Webster]
- Labrador duck (Zool.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.
- Labrador feldspar. See Labradorite.
- Labrador tea (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of the genus Ledum (Ledum palustre and {Ledum latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as a substitute for hops. [1913 Webster]